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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Theory of the Original Image

1. The Divine Image

A. The Attributes of Sungsang and Hyungsang

B. Yang and Yin

C. The Individual Image

II. The Divine Character

A. Heart

B. Logos

C. Creativity

III. The Structure of the Original Image

A. Give-and-Receive Action and the Four-Position Base

B. Kinds of Four-Position Bases

C. Origin-Division-Union Action

D. Oneness in the Structure of the Original Image

IV. Traditional Ontology and Unification Thought

A. The View of God in Augustine and Thomas Aquinas

B. Li-Chi Theory

C. Regel's Absolute Spirit

D. Schopenhauer's Blind Will

E. Nietsche's Will to Power

F. Marx's Materialism

G. The Ontology of Unification Thought

Chapter 2: Ontology

I. The Universal Image of the Individual Truth Body

A. Sungsang and Hyungsang

B. Yang and Yin

II. Subject and Object

A. The System of Individual Truth Bodies in the Created World

B. Types of Subjects and Objects

1. Original type

2. Temporary type

3. Alternating type

4. Arbitrary type

C. Give-and-Receive Action

1. Bi-Conscious Type

2. Uni-Conscious Type

3. Unconscious Type

4. Heteronomous Type

5. Contrast Type (Collation Type)

D. Correlatives and Opposites

III. The Individual Image of the Individual Truth Body

A. Individuation of the Universal Image

B. Specific Difference and the Individual Image

C. The Individual Image and the Environment

IV. The Connected Body

A. The Connected Body and the Dual Purpose of Existing Being

B. The Connected Body and the Original Image

C Materialistic Dialectic and Interconnectedness

V. The Mode of Existence

A. Circular Motion

B. Rotation and Revolution

C. Form of Circular Motion

1. Basic Circular Motion

2. Transformed Circular Motion

3. Spiritual Circular Motion (Sungsang Circular Motion)

D. A Critique of Materialistic Dialectic

1. On Development

2. The Communist Perspective on Motion

VI. The Position of Existence

VII. The Law of the Universe

1. Correlativity

2. Purposefulness and Centrality

3. Order and Position

4. Harmony

5. Individuality and Connectedness

6. Identity-Maintaining Nature and Developmental

7. Circular Motion

Chapter 3: Theory of the Original Human Nature

1. A Being With Divine Image

A. A Being of United Sungsang and Hyungsang

B. A Being of Harmonious Yang and Yin

C. A Being With Individuality

II. A Being with Divine Character

A. A Being With Heart

B. A Being with Logos

C. A Being with Creativity

III. A Being with Position

A. The Object Position

B. The Subject Position

C. Connected-Body Consciousness and Democracy

IV. Conclusion

V. A Unification Thought Appraisal of the Existentialist Analysis of Human Existence

A. Soren Kierkegaard

1. Kierkegaard's Analysis of Human Existence

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Kierkegaard's View of the Human Being

B. Friedrich Nietzsche

1. Nietzsche's View of the Human

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Nietzsche's View of the Human Being

C. Karl Jaspers

1. Jaspers' View of the Human Being

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Jaspers' View of the Human

D. Martin Heidegger

1. Heidegger's View of the Human Being

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Heidegger's View of the Human Being

E. Jean-Paul Sartre

1. Sartre's View of the Human Being

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Sartre's View of the Human Being

Chapter 4: Axiology: A Theory of Value

I. The Basis for Values and Various Kinds of Values

A. What Are Values?

B. The Duality of Desire, Purpose, and Value

C. Kinds of Value

II. Determination of Actual Value and the Unification of Views of Value

A. The Essence of Value

B. Determination of Actual Value in Correlative Relationship

C. The Standard for Determining Value

1. The Correlative Standard

2. The Absolute Standard

III. Weaknesses In Traditional Views of Values

A. Weaknesses in the Christian View of Value

B. Weaknesses in the Confucian View of Value

1. The Five Moral Rules Governing the Five Human Relationships

2. The Four Virtues

3. The Four Beginnings

4. The Eight Articles

5. Loyalty and Filial Piety

C. Weaknesses in the Buddhist View of Value

D. Weaknesses in the Islamic View of Value

E. Weaknesses in the Humanitarian View of Value

IV. Establishing a New View of Value

A. Establishing the Absolute View of Value

B. The Theological Ground for Absolute Value

C. The Philosophical Ground for Absolute Value

D. The Historical Ground for Absolute Value

V. Historical Changes In the Systems of Value

A. Views of Value in the Greek Period

1. The Materialistic View of Value

2. The Arbitrary (Sophistic) View of Value

3. The Pursuit of Absolute Value

B. Views of Value in the Hellenistic-Roman Period

1. The Stoic School

2. The Epicurean School

3. The Skeptic School

4. Neoplatonism

C. The Views of Value in the Medieval Period

1. Augustine

2. Thomas Aquinas

D. Modern Views of Value

E. The Necessity for a New View of Value

Chapter 5: Theory of Education

I. The Divine Principle Foundation for a Theory of Education

A. Resemblance to God and the Three Great Blessings

1. Perfection

2. Multiplication

3. Dominion

B. The Process of Growth of Human Beings

C. The Three Great Ideals of Education

II. The Three Forms of Education

A. Education of Heart

1. Education for the Perfection of the Individual

2. Forms of Expression of God's Heart

3. Understanding God's Heart

4. How to Introduce God's Heart

5. Education of Heart through Practice

B. Education of Norm

1. Education for the Perfection of the Family

2. Education for Becoming a Being of Reason-Law

C. Education of Dominion (Intellectual Education, Technical Education, Physical Education)

1. Education for the Perfection of the Nature of Dominion

2. The Development of Creativity and the Two-stage Structure

3. Education of Dominion Based on Universal Education

III. The Image of the Ideal Educated Person

A. A Person of Character

B. A Good Citizen

C. A Genius

IV. Traditional Theories of Education

1. Plato's View of Education

2. The Christian View of Education

3. View of Education in the Renaissance

4. Comenius' View of Education

5. Rousseau's View of Education

6. Kant's View of Education

7. Pestalozzi's View of Education

8. Froebel's View of Education

9. Herbart's View of Education

10. Dewey's Theory of Education

11. The Communist View of Education

12. The Democratic View of Education

V. An Appraisal of Traditional Theories of Education from the Standpoint of Unification Thought

Chapter 6: Ethics

I. The Divine Principle Foundation for Ethics

II. Ethics and Morality

A. Definition of Ethics and Morality

B. Ethics and Order

C. Ethics, Morality, and the Way of Heaven

D. Social Ethics as a Projection and Application of Family Ethics

III. Order and Equality

A. Order and Equality Until Today

B. The Divine Principle Way of Order and Equality

IV. Appraisal of Traditional Theories of Ethics from the Viewpoint of the Unification Theory of Ethics

A. Kant

1. Kant's Theory of Ethics

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Kant's Theory of Ethics

B. Bentham

1. Bentham's View of Ethics

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Bentham's View of Ethics

C. Analytic Philosophy

1. Analytic Philosophy's Perspective on Ethics

2. A Unification Thought Appraisal of Analytic Philosophy's View of Ethics

D. Pragmatism

1. The Pragmatistic Perspective on Ethics

A Unification Thought Appraisal of the Pragmatistic Perspective on Ethics

Chapter 7: Theory of Art

I. The Divine Principle Foundation for the New Theory of Art

1. God's Purpose of Creation and Creativity

2. Joy And Creation

3. Give-And-Receive Action

II. Art and Beauty

A. What is Art?

B. What is Beauty?

C. The Determination of Beauty

D. The Elements of Beauty

III. The Dual Purpose of Artistic Activity: Creation and Appreciation

IV. Requisites for Creation

A. Requisites for the Subject in Creation

1. Motif, Theme, Conception

2. Object Consciousness

3. Individuality

B. Requisites for the Object in Creation

C. Technique and Materials

1. Styles and Schools of Artistic Creation

V. Requisites for Appreciation

A. Requisites for the Subject in Appreciation

B. Requisites for the Object in Appreciation

C. Judgments of Beauty

VI. Unity In Art

A. The Unity of Creation and Appreciation

B. The Unity of Content and Form

C. The Unity of Universality and Individuality

D. The Unity of Eternity and Temporality

VII. Art and Ethics

VIII. Types of Beauty

A. Types of Love and Beauty from the Perspective of Unification Thought

B. Traditional Types of Beauty

IX. A Critique of Socialist Realism

A. Socialist Realism

B. Critique of Socialist Realism

C. The Indictment of Communism by Writers

D. Errors in the Communist Theory of Art from the Viewpoint of Unification Thought

Chapter 8: Theory of History

I. The Basic Positions of the Unification View of History

A. Sinful History

B. History of Re-Creation

C. History of Restoration

D. The Law-Governed Nature of History

E. The Origin, Direction, and Goal of History

II. The Laws of Creation

1. The Law of Correlativity

2. The Law of Give-and-Receive Action

3. The Law of Repulsion

4. The Law of Dominion by the Center

5. The Law of Completion through Three Stages

6. The Law of the Period of the Number Six

7. The Law of Responsibility

III. The Laws of Restoration

1. The Law of Indemnity

2. The Law of Separation

3. The Law of the Restoration of the Number Four

4. The Law of Conditioning Providence

5. The Law of the False Preceding the True

6. The Law of the Horizontal Reappearance of the Vertical

7. The Law of Synchronous Providence

IV. Changes In History

V. Traditional Views of History

A. The Cyclical View of History (Fatalist View of History)

B. The Providential View of History

C. The Spiritual View of History (Progressive View of History)

D. Historical Materialism

E. The Philosophy-of-Life View of History

F. The Cultural View of History

G. Traditional Views of History Seen From The Unification View of History

VI. A Comparative Analysis of Histories

The Providential View of History, the Materialist Conception of History, and the Unification View of History

1. The Beginning of History

2. The Characteristics of History

3. The Driving Force for the Development of History

4. The Laws of Change in History

5. The Struggle to Take Place at the Consummation of History

7. Events at the Consummation of History

8. The History That Comes to an End

9. The Ideal World To Come

Chapter 9: Epistemology

1. Traditional Epistemologies

A. The Origin of Cognition

1. Empiricism

2. Rationalism

B. The Essence of the Object of Cognition

1. Realism

2. Subjective Idealism

C. Epistemology in Terms of Method

1. Kant's Transcendental Method

2. Marxist Epistemology

3. Absolute Truth and Relative Truth

II. Unification Epistemology (Part 1)

Outline of Unification Epistemology Unification

1. The Origin of Cognition

2. The Object of Cognition

3. The Method of Cognition

B. Content and Form in Cognition

1. The Content of the Object and the Content of the Subject

2. The Form of the Object and the Form of the Subject

3. Elements Making up a Prototype

4. The Preexistence of Prototypes and Their Development

C. Protoconsciousness, Image of Protoconsciousness, and Category

1. Protoconsciousness

2. The Function of Protoconsciousness

3. Formation of the Image of Protoconsciousness

4. Formation of the Form of Thought

5. Form of Existence and Form of Thought

D. The Method of Cognition

1. Give-and-Receive Action

2. Formation of the Four-Position Base

E. The Process of Cognition

1. The Sensory Stage of Cognition

2. The Understanding Stage of Cognition

3. The Rational Stage of Cognition

F. The Process of Cognition and the Physical Conditions

1. Parallelism between Psychological Process and Physiological Process

2. The Sources That Correspond to Protoconsciousness and Protoimage

3. Correspondence of the Psychological and Physiological Processes in the Three Stages of Cognition

4. Correspondence between Psychological Process and Physiological Process in the Transmission of Information

5. Corresponding Aspects in the Formation of Prototypes

6. Prototypes and Physiology

7. The Encoding of Ideas and the Ideation of Codes

III. Kant's and Marx's Epistemologies from the Perspective of Unification Thought

A. Critique of Kant's Epistemology

1. Critique of the Transcendent Method

2. Critique of Kantian Agnosticism

B. Critique of Marxist Epistemology

1. Critique of the Theory of Reflection

2. Critique of Sensory Cognition, Rational Cognition, and Practice

3. Critique of the Communist Concepts of Absolute Truth and Relative Truth

Chapter 10: Logic

I. Traditional Systems of Logic

A. Formal Logic

1. The Laws of Thought

2. Concept

3. Judgment

4. Inference

5. Induction and Analogy

B. Hegel's Logic

1. The Characteristic of Hegel's Logic

2. Outline of Hegel's Logic

3. The Dialectic of Being-Nothing-Becoming

4. Determinate Being

5. Being-Essence-Notion

6. Logic-Nature-Spirit

C. Dialectical Logic (Marxist Logic)

D. Symbolic Logic

E. Transcendental Logic

II. Unification Logic

A. Basic Postulates

1. The Starting Point and Direction of Thinking

2. The Standard of Thinking

3. Related Areas

B. The Logical Structure of the Original Image

C. The Two Stages in the Process of Thinking and the Formation of the Four-Position Base

1. The Stage of Understanding and the Stage of Reason

2. The Development of Thinking in the Stage of Reason

D. Basic Forms of Thought

E. Basic Laws of Thought

III. An Appraisal of Traditional Systems of Logic from the Perspective of Unification Thought

A. Formal Logic

B. Hegel's Logic

C. Dialectical Logic

D. Symbolic Logic

E. Transcendental Logic

F. A Comparison between Unification Logic and Traditional System of Logic

Chapter 11: Methodology

I. Historical Review

A. Methodologies in the Ancient Period

1. Heraclitus' Dialectic -- A Dynamic Method

2. Zeno's Dialectic -- A Static Method

3. Socrates' Dialectic -- A Method of Dialogue

4. Plato's Dialectic -- A Method of Division

5. Aristotle's Deductive Method

B. Methodologies in the Modern Period

1. Bacon's Inductive Method

2. Descartes's Methodic Doubt

3. Hume's Empiricism

4. Kant's Transcendental Method

5. Hegel's Idealistic Dialectic

6. Marx's Materialist Dialectic

7. Husserl's Phenomenological Method

8. Analytical Philosophy -- The Method of Linguistic Analysis

II. Unification Methodology - The Give-and-Receive Method

A. Kinds of Give-and-Receive Action

1. Identity-maintaining and Developmental Give-and-Receive Actions

2. Inner and Outer Give-and-receive Actions

B. Scope of the Give-and-Receive Method

C. Types of Give-and-Receive Actions

D. Characteristics of the Give-and-Receive Method

III. An Appraisal of Conventional Methodologies from the Perspective of Unification Thought

A. Methodologies in the Ancient Period

1. Heraclitus

2. Zeno

3. Socrates

4. Plato

5. Aristotle

B. Methodologies in the Modern Period

1. Bacon

2. Descartes

3. Hume

4. Kant

5. Hegel

6. Marx

7. Husserl

8. Analytical Philosophy

 
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